In a philosophy class, early 1990s, the instructor is explaining the time line of life in philosophically, step by step out into the universe. The end thought, the end question left to us is what is there beyond, beyond life, the universe?
The air in the room is dead silence until a voice in the far back corner provides the answer:
“New Jersey”
That answer, having spent the majority of my teen years in New Jersey, I felt in my bones to be true. I wasn’t trying to make a joke. But the class laughed and do did I.
In a way, it is funny. In a bigger way, it is a true answer because, I believe, the proverbial, out there, can be wherever a here may be for us.
More than any age decade of experience, I feel that our teenage years carry the strongest vibe of being our home-land. Other stages may be as nostalgic, as well loved but not in the same way as our transition out of childhood into adulthood. Ten years is a long time.
Have a Wonderful Weekend
wherever your here is
Change your wall decor
Browse bird statues online
Read about philosophy
Shop for a soap dispenser
Bake bread
Embroider a favorite word
Take photos of sidewalks
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| Wind Watercolor sketch |
Love that watercolour. It looks like those teenage years!
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ReplyDeleteIt was fun watching a group flying the kite in such a small space. They flew it really well.
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